Stories for 8 November 2005

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Business

Figures hit hopes of manufacturers

Hopes of a pick-up among Bradford's manufacturing companies were dealt a blow today with new figures showing an unexpected fall in output nationally.  more...

Group backs Sutcliffe

A leading business pressure group is making a direct plea to Gordon Brown today to close a Channel Islands tax loophole which is being exploited by a host of retail giants.  more...

Forum plans trade boost

A pioneering forum established to boost business in Thornton held its first meeting yesterday.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley News

Letters to the Editor

Let's get back to bonfire basics  more...

Council chief to step down early

Bradford Council's Chief Executive Philip Robinson is to step down from his post at the helm of Britain's fourth largest metropolitan authority.  more...

Cabbie facing life for murdering wife

A jealous Bradford cabbie who claimed he stabbed his wife to death and shot her brother because he thought they were having an incestuous affair faces life behind bars.   more...

Missile thrower in riot is jailed

A 24-year-old delivery driver has become the last person to be sentenced by the courts following the Bradford riots more than four years ago.  more...

Plans unveiled for £8m health centre

This is how the new £8million health super-centre in the heart of Manningham will look when it opens its doors next year.  more...

Man `stabbed stepfather seven times'

A 30-year-old recluse stabbed his step-father seven times then jokingly offered to buy him a pint, a court heard.  more...

Bid to streamline justice welcomed

Court chiefs and crown prosecutors in West Yorkshire today welcomed Government proposals to ease the burden on magistrates and make it easier for people to sit as JPs.  more...

`Winter is the big fear now'

Time is running out for thousands of people left homeless by the South Asian earthquake as snow heads towards the disaster-struck towns.  more...

`No plans to reduce speed cameras'

The head of Bradford's road safety partnership has rebutted claims that the number of speed cameras being installed on the city's roads is set to decline.   more...

Long-lost Bronte book to see light of day again

A long-forgotten biography on the early life of Patrick Bronte - father of the famous Bronte sisters - is to be re-published.  more...

Cash to boost care for elderly

Council chiefs in Bradford today scooped £1.4 million to help older people with mental illnesses live a normal life.  more...

The hill is alive with the sound of my music!

A musical tribute to a Yorkshire mountain, penned by a Bradford vicar, is through to the finals of a competition for new composers.  more...

Welcome move on cameras

The Government's reported plan to halt the relentless march of speed cameras and change the way in which revenue netted through them can be spent is a welcome one. There is no doubt that cameras have sometimes been misused and as a result have become discredited, with the public generally believing they are being viewed as money-raising devices to pay for still more cameras.  more...

Bradford,Bingley,Shipley,Spen Valley Sport

That was my best goal yet

Lee Crooks today relived the best goal of his career but admitted: Don't ask me if it went in.  more...

Noble is defiant for must-win match

Coach Brian Noble was in bullish mood yesterday, insisting his improving Great Britain side would be a match for the red-hot Kiwis at Huddersfield on Saturday.  more...

Eccleshill Juniors going from strength to strength

Eccleshill United Juniors have had an excellent year.   more...

Burke delivers double as Campion roar back

There were mixed fortunes for local clubs in the West Riding County Cup as Campion, Tyersal and Steeton all won through to the third round.  more...

Bells run out of luck at Liverpool

With players running in the New York Marathon and others unavailable, Ring O' Bells Shipley had been given permission to cancel their game in the Alliance this weekend.   more...

Brook is hunting two new signings

Bradford Park Avenue head for Lincoln United tonight with a warning ringing in the players' ears.  more...